The suspected gunman who attempted to storm the White House Correspondents’ Dinner at the Washington Hilton hotel allegedly identified himself as an “indie game developer” and released a video game on Steam.
31-year-old Cole Tomas Allen, of Torrance, California, was arrested after police said he opened fire near a security checkpoint during the event at the Washington DC hotel on Saturday. U.S. President Donald Trump and his officials were the “likely” targets, acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche has said.
According to the Los Angeles Times, Allen registered a trademark in 2019 for Bohrdom, a video game he released on Steam on December 20, 2018. Bohrdom, whose Steam page is still live at the time of this article’s publication, is described as an “atomic fighting game.”
“This is technically a skill-based, non-violent asymmetrical fighting game loosely derived from a chemistry model that is itself loosely based on reality,” reads the description. “Alternatively, think of it as a hybrid of a bullet hell and a racing game, with the inclusion of self-propelled pinballs. If you love chemistry or physics, you’ll probably enjoy this. If you hate chemistry or physics… you’ll still probably enjoy this.”
